Stopped by with a group of friends for drinks and dessert, and wow--the desserts were amazing! The steak and dinner options looked just as good too. They've got a full bar with wine, beer, and cocktails, and the vibe is really cool--casual bar feel when you walk in, plus a separate, more formal dining area if you're in the mood for something a little nicer. Service was quick and friendly. read more

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Our experience was terrific. Only hiccup was that both their draft stout and draft porter were tapped. However, the barkeep hooked me up with a perfect Guinness pour so all forgiven. Wife got the Hot Beef. 5 I got the Cream of Crab 4.5 and the shrimp and scallop over risotto appetizer 5 Will ABSOLUTELY be back to have the mussels and a dark draft. read more

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Girls Day outing, What a great day! All 5 of us were happy with our food, absolute delish, I had the yummy Maryland crab soup & scrumptious Crab Egg Rolls. Topped it off with Nutty Irishman Coffees! Our waitress "Allison was wonderful, she added to our perfect day.. read more

Called to see if you needed reservations...they asked me to arrive later than we wanted because they had a large table coming in. Got there earlier and sat at the bar. Place was EMPTY except for a full locals drinking a few beers. Decided to eat in the bar and not wait the 45 minutes for out reservation. Steak was good, the mashed were probably three to four days old that is why they hid them under the steak. I love mashed but not old rusty mashed! But that's not the issue...the FLIES!!!!! Every where! Crawling over the TV, trying to shoe them away while you are trying to eat.The poor lady with the chicken wings!! The flies were all over her while she tried to eat....GROSS! read more

Take pride in what you do. We love Buds. We decided to celebrate a big birthday with 3 generations (10 people). It didn't go well. It happens. Unfortunately it was a bit of a snowball event and I felt like I needed to let them know. I reached out to the owner the following day to just give some feedback. We've never had a bad experience, we've recommended Buds to friends and family. How can a business correct issues if they aren't made aware of the problem? To say that the response went beyond my expectations is an understatement. The owner contacted me. He had already been made aware of our experience. He was sincerely apologetic but more so, he was determined to make it right. He asked for an opportunity to redeem our experience and his restaurant. Two months later (it's hard to coordinate 10 people), we went back... Wow! Sweet Redemption!! The food, atmosphere and service were all amazing. The seafood dish had a little more heat than expected but everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. Our kids tried so many new foods and loved every single thing they tasted. We couldn't have asked for a better overall experience. My point? Don't let one "off night" ruin greatness. This place is fabulous. Thank you to the management for reaching out and making things right. We'll be back, and we'll bring our friends. read more

The food is always great. The prices are fair. The service is great good drinks atmosphere is always good.

Amazing. Definitely 5+ stars. I have seriously never had a bad meal here. The steaks are delicious and always cooked perfectly. The ambiance is fantastic, and the service is always incredible. It's a bit off the beaten path and kinda tucked away from everything else. But try it... you won't be disappointed. And if for some reason you are, talk to the manager. He'll make it right. read more

Me and my boyfriend go here regularly and we always have great service and excellent food! read more

Bud's At Silver Run - Amazing pork chop rubbed with chipotle/adobo with wild rice and green beans. Everything excellent! - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

Bud's is a true treat in the Westminster area. Everything about this restaurant/bar is honest and you get what you see and pay for. Fine dining with white table cloths and good food on one side paired with a down to earth working person's bar on the other. This place draws locals and out of towners alike. Food is fresh, hot and not overpriced. In fact, Bud's has the BEST hamburger within 100 miles. Solid wine- list, Guiness Stout and great home-made desserts. You never feel rushed by their excellent wait-staff. Most likely one of the husband and wife owners will introduce themselves and make sure your experience is what you expected. Enjoy! read more

Very Great food love the wings and Burgers the owner always comes out and talks about good stuff always a pleasure to eat and hang out with friends here .. read more

1.) service was mediocre. 2.) corn chowder only had 2 pieces of corn and was watery. 3.) chicken cesapeake chicken was grisly and dry - but the crab was some of the best i have ever had. 4.) adult beverages were really good. my complements to the bar personnel. 5.) overall the restaurant was ok but not a place i would go out of my way to attend. 6.) not a place for seniors living on a fixed income. cost is $$$. read more

We sat in the bar with Karoline, and she is a great bartender, offered lots of useful recommendations. The best suggestion was the Cream of Crab soup. Get the bowl for $2 more, you won't be disappointed. read more

Bud's At Silver Run - Crab Dip with Garlic Bread - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

We had out-of-town guests and we went to Bud's based on reviews and recommendations from locals. We were not disappointed. Anything with crab that we ordered were REALLY good! The cream of crab soup, the chicken chesapeake, scallops over crab risotto, crab eggrolls.... The chunks of crabs are so good and it worked with whatever sauce or pairings they came with. We requested for an appetizer sampler which they don't have on their menu, but they came up with something for us so we got to try a variety of food. We also loved the elk chops. Not gamey at all, maybe slight gamey-ness when you get closer to the bone. However, it was tender and not dry. Tasty! The teriyaki-pineapple sauce went very well with the salmon and they're pork chops were well-spiced without being overpowering. No sauce, but my boys ate them all up! That's how good it was. The gentlemen in the group got the ribeye and there were no complaints. Meat was medium rare and plates were "dusted"! Definitely recommended as it is not as expensive compared to other similar establishments. read more

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such an amazing experience dining here the food is so amazing if your looking for a romantic evening definitely come here and the service is phenomenal! read more

Absolutely phenomenal. I'd consider this restaurant a hidden gem worth the drive for anyone coming from Baltimore. The wait staff were spectacular at being quick to seat us, offer drinks and specials and were so pleasant. I tried the cream of crab soup, duck confit and bread pudding with a peanut butter pie to go. Chef came out and checked in on us. Everything was full of flavor and I will definitely be coming back! read more

Love it here!! Good food, good service! Enjoyed a great bottle of Chardonnay! Very nice ambiance and you can actually hear the conversation at your table! read more

Food was good not great. The waitress suggested a Cobb salad while I was looking at salads. It was reasonably priced for an upper class establishment. The service was good. I think she was a little to chatty as my friends and I wanted to catch up on our lives. It was clean and cozy. read more

Wow, I can't believe how bad this place was. First the entrance was not clearly marked. When we got seated they brought the drink menu but my party doesn't drink, so I think they were mad we didn't order beverages. Took them another 5-10 minutes to bring food menus. The bread was good but we asked for more bread & the second basket had different bread in it & it was not as good. The cream of crab soup was disgusting! The chicken tender app was frozen Tyson chicken strips. The sandwiches were over done & on hamburger rolls. The fries were frozen! The mixed berry bread pudding had no berries! For the price this place sucked! Never again! read more

My second time here. This time to celebrate my birthday. Great place to come for a special occasion or just for a really great, and inexpensive lunch! Billy Joe was our server both visits, and she's the best! Great personality and very attentive! The food is always so awesome. I had the cream of crab soup, that had huge chunks of backfin. I followed up with Chicken Chesapeake, substituting fries and salad instead of roasted potatoes and the veggies of the day. Others had the filet mignon, rib eye steak, and blackened rockfish. I tasted each and they were all fabulous! The wine list has great depth and good, affordable options. Very tasty cocktails and excellent desserts! We live in Finksburg and it's worth the 30 minute drive to come here. It would be worth 2 hour! I could go on and on about this place. As a former president said, "Everyone says they're the best. Believe me!" read more

Bud's At Silver Run - Chicken Chesapeake with baby potatoes. - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

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food service and a beautiful atmosphere will return Everyone was cordial and made us feel right at home read more

When we first pulled up we were a little taken aback by the rustic exterior. However when you walk in, it is absolutely adorable and very classy. Cloth table clothes and napkins. Very nice atmosphere. We went here for the first time for lunch for our anniversary. We started with the crab dip and bread service. Both were incredibly tasty. 3 types of bread and one better than the next. Nice touch to serve them with olive oil and butter. Crab dip came with home made tortilla chips which were very yummy. I had the avocado salad with shrimp salad on the side. The salad was dressed well and had lots of goodies and plenty of avocado. Shrimp salad was good but was a tiny bit bland. It was chock full of shrimp which I liked. My husband had the ribeye which he said was cooked to perfect medium rare. Broccolini with it were also cooked and seasoned well. We were too full for dessert but will definitely be back. Our service was also wonderful. read more

Bud's At Silver Run - Avocado salad with shrimp salad on the side - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

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Great food, service and surroundings I would go back again and again! Very happy that they are available in the area.

We enjoyed a very nice meal to celebrate Fathers Day. Very nice for special occasions or a date. Food was delicious, started with oysters on the half shell, the special micro green salads was very good and my husband enjoyed the spinach salad. I had the halibut special and it was delicious. My husband's blackened rockfish was good but a smaller portion than the halibut. We enjoyed the NY cheese cake and Frangelico crème brûlée for dessert. We have been here several times and never disappointed. Brooke is a wonderful server and we are looking forward to coming back again. read more

Went here for the first time today. We walked in, and were immediately welcomed and treated like family. The people were great, and the fellow diners were amazing. You could tell that this was a great small-town restaurant. After the welcome, we ordered the food... bourbon wings, Memphis burger, and hot roast beef sandwich smothered in gravy. The wings were cooked perfectly, and were absolutely delicious. Then the burger... the burger was easily top 2 burgers I've ever had. You could tell it was homemade, along with everything else there. This unassuming place has probably the friendliest staff I've ever seen, and the best food I've had in a while. Highly recommend!! read more

Reasonable prices, wide selection on the menu, quiet atmosphere, bartender knows how to make a good drink. What more can you ask for? read more

Bud's at Silver Run should be considered a Carroll County treasure. The food range from pub food to fine dining fits the needs of any diner. Although not enough can be said about the owner, if you would like to enjoy the full dining experience, make sure to ask for Fahreyn to be your waitress. Ken's cooking and Fahreyn's waitressing skills will provide you five star dining every time. read more

Food always good at Bud's but service really poor this trip. And SUPER cold in exterior portion of restaurant. Would have been really nice to be seated in by the fireplace. read more

Great food and atmosphere as always. Whether your on the bar side or restaurant both are excellent. Cheers !

Bud's at Silver Run is a great local bar with great food and excellent service. I have only eaten in the bar area and not the white table cloth side. They have a pretty solid beer selection on tap/bottle and a great food menu. The chef/owner always has some new soup-of-the day on the menu and I've never had a bad meal. Great ambiance of locals and a fun place to go with your buddies or partner in crime! read more

I may have passed this place a hundred times without noticing. But never again! Everything was delicious! My personal favorite was the creamy pureed chicken & rice soup. The elk chop was wonderful. Owners and staff create a warm atmosphere that matches the food they serve. My family loves it. It one of the places we when want to be nice to ourselves. read more

Bud's At Silver Run - a plate of food - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

Great food and wonderful service!! Very romantic atmosphere, best in area. Would recommend reservations

Food was amazing! Reasonably priced. A little hidden gem. Great atmosphere. Definitely will be back.

Great food and excellent service. Went there with some friends and took our kids. The server overheard my kids talking about ice cream and they went out and got them some. I mean can you be any more awesome then that. Thank you!!! read more

Went to Bud's at Silver Run for the first time tonight and we will certainly be back. Excellent service, knowledgeable staff and they go the extra mile to make you feel welcomed. Food was outstanding and reasonable prices. Doesn't get much better than this! read more

Memphis burger had very good flavor. Will try other burgers next times I'm there. Service is a little slow so allow plenty of time.

Food was amazing, but make sure you have a reservation if you want to dine in the hall. The bar is very friendly and the food is worth it.

Great food! Brooke and Ken are the owners and are such nice people. Their salads are delicious and large with great homemade dressings. Crabcakes are so good, hard to get a good crab cake these days. Warm bread and real butter is a great bonus!! Wine selection is great. The dining room is quaint and cozy. If there is any little thing you are not happy with they will make it right immediately. You must try it for yourselves, you will not leave hungry. Superb service as well! read more

I went to a wedding rehearsal dinner at Bud's. They had four choices of appetizers, several choices between soups and salads for the first course, four choices for the entree and four choices for dessert. I had the best salad and seared salmon which was very good. Nice quant setting. read more

Bud's at Silver Run is a nice little restaurant located off of Littlestown Pike in Westminster. Owned by chef Ken and his wife, Brooke, this pub/fine dining restaurant (an 1870 farm house) has been around since '08 and offers some delicious American fare. The hubs and I came here for an early dinner, and we were seated by the fireplace. I had a Peaches & Cream specialty 'martini,' made with Peachtree Schnapps, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Stoli Vanilla - this was sweet, strong, and slightly frothy! For our meal, we started off with a Crab Crostini (toasted thin slices of ciabatta bread topped with lump crab meat and Imperial sauce, with some melted mild cheddar cheese; the amount of crab meat was generous, sweet, and juicy, but I couldn't really taste the cheddar cheese; the ciabatta bread were not needed, as we just scooped up all the crab meat!); a grilled Romaine salad to share (drizzled with olive oil and topped with Parmesan cheese and croutons, this had a slight sweetness to it and pretty tasty!); a hand-cut Filet Mignon (served with wild mushrooms (it seems as if these may have been sauteed with red wine), roasted garlic mashed Yukon Gold potatoes (the garlic wasn't really pronounced, but the mashed potatoes were indeed fluffy), and a side of garlic-dressed string beans (perfectly cooked and had a lot of diced garlic!); and, a hand-cut Grilled Ribeye (12 oz and 16 oz were offered; we opted for the 12 oz; lightly seasoned, this was also served with the roasted garlic mashed Yukon Gold potatoes and a side of garlic-dressed string beans). Both were requested to be a medium well, but came out as a medium; both steaks were super juicy, and while I do like more seasoning and more salt, the meal itself was very clean- and healthy-tasting and minimal on the sodium. You can definitely taste the freshness and the quality of the ingredients, which the hubs and I both appreciated. Complimentary hot rolls were offered with a side of cold butter and olive oil. Our server, Matt, was super friendly and made sure to check up on us often, and even Mr. Ken, the owner, came out to make sure that everything was great! The restaurant itself is chic, but not pretentious to the slightest degree. I'd love to come back and try out their Sea Scallops and the Salmon, and also have some room for their desserts! +grilled Romaine salad +hand-cut steaks! :D +lump crab meat +ask for Mr. Ken, the owner! :D +ask for Matt, the server! :D +attached to a pub read more

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Six of us were on our way to Washington, D.C., yesterday when the snow forced us to change our plans and I had to cancel our dinner reservations at Vidalia (one of my favorite restaurants in the city). As an alternative closer to home, someone suggested Bud's at Silver Run, and I had my doubts. We've passed that place many times, and I always thought it looked more like a roadhouse than a fine dining restaurant, which is what we were anticipating. But the couple in our group who had eaten there before recommended it, so we decided to give it a try. As soon as I walked in, I thought the place had a nice feel. Simple, clean, elegant decor. The wine list was very good and the prices, not too high. (Our bottles of Layer Cake shiraz were only $28 apiece.) The menu was broad enough to appeal to everyone's palate, from chicken, steaks, prime rib, to salmon, corvina, scallops and more. It was when the entrees arrived that this restaurant, and it's staff, really distinguished themselves. All six plates were served simultaneously, with hot food. No need to tell the lucky ones to "go ahead and eat before your food gets cold" while the rest wait for their dishes. And much to my surprise, we all liked our choices very much ... not an easy thing to pull off with a six "foodies" to please. My prime rib was perfectly prepared, as was the bison, salmon, etc. The waitress was friendly and attentive and the food was excellent. Before we left, chef Ken came out to see us, and he mentioned he had some fresh asparagus that was not on the menu. When one of our group told him how she likes to prepare it, he shared his recipe, and then brought out a sample for her in a to-go box.. Nice touch! Bud's was a delightful find on a snowy evening. We'll be back! read more

Bud's At Silver Run - American Near Me - Westminster, Maryland